Tuesday, May 15, 2012

mother's day

There is something about being a mom that makes you realize just how incredible your mom really is!  Thank you mom for all the sacrifices you have made for me.  Thank you for loving me unconditionally even when I wasn't the easiest to love.  Thank you for your patience with me.  Thank you for your wisdom.  Thank you for your godly example.  I could go on and on forever!  I am so blessed to have you as my mom!

Can I just tell you how much I love that I am a mother?  Sometimes I have to pinch myself to make sure I am not dreaming.  I love that I get to be at home with my sweet Delaney Grace.  Thank you to my wonderful husband who makes that possible!  Some of our favorite things to do theses days are going to the zoo, playing at the park, reading books, gardening together (Delaney loves dirt, rocks and wood chips), playing with bubbles, playing at the water table, and really anything that involves being outside.

Delaney is beginning to walk!  Walking is still not her preferred way to get around but she takes steps from time to time.  She is also beginning  to eat a few more foods.  The newest food that she will eat is chicken nuggets. I never thought I would be so excited for a child to eat chicken nuggets!  Delaney's menu of choice consists of:

  • bananas
  • peanut butter toast
  • cinnamon raison toast
  • cereal and milk
  • blueberry waffles
  • pizza
  • cheese (favorite)
  • goldfish
  • yogurt covered pretzels
  • chicken nuggets
No, the list is not long but this is an improvement!  We are working on expanding our horizons, but for now I will take it.  

Here are a few pictures













Sunday, April 22, 2012

delaney's one year pictures!

It is hard for me to believe that little D is really one!  Thank you Kristen for taking these sweet pictures!    





















Friday, April 20, 2012

delaney is one!

My has the time flown by!?  Delaney Grace Kirkpatrick is officially 1!  I can't believe it!  Nathan and I have had fun reminicing the day that Delaney was born!  We were so ready for her to come!  We tried every trick in the book to speed things up but she had a mind of her own...not much has changed ;)  What a special day that was meeting our beautiful daughter for the first time!  She has changed our lives forever and we feel so incredibly blessed!

Delaney was able to spend her birthday with our dear friends Jenna, Loren and Hadley!  We spent a beautiful day at the zoo together!  Delaney loves animals and enjoys pointing at them and making growling sounds!  It is so fun to see her growing up and really interacting with the world around her!  Later that evening we had a small birthday celebration with a few friends.  She loved eating pizza, opening her presents and playing with the fun paper!  She was not too interested in her cupcake.  She looked at it like, "what in the world am I supposed to do with that?"













We were able to spend the following week in Iowa with the family!  It is always so great to be together!  Lily, Delaney, Bailey and I shared a special 1st, 4th, 30th and 29th birthday party together!  I made the girls matching outfits and they looked darling together! Delaney loved seeing all of her family!  She loves showing that she is one by holding up her pointer finger!  And this time she did eat her cupcake!! I am bummed that I don't have more pictures to show right now but I will add more later!  Another highlight of the week was riding bikes as a family!!  Delaney loved it!








  

Saturday, February 11, 2012

celebrating nathan's new endeavors and mini vans!

Nathan just completed his last day with Excell Marketing!  Now he is officially pursuing his graphic design career solely!  This is very exciting and freeing for Nathan and our family!  We are excited to see where God leads Nathan in the future!
Delaney is growing so quickly!  Lately she has become more and more independent!  She likes to explore  and crawl all around.  As long as she knows mom or dad are close by:)  She loves giving open mouth kisses which melt my heart and bring me so much joy!  She is working on  clapping, giving high fives, and standing on her own.  She is talking more and more these days in her own little sweet language.  She loves to gurgle and make funny noises with her throat:)  I can hardly believe my baby girl is almost 11 months!

Bath time!!


There may have been a puddle at Delaney's feet

 Breckinridge with my snow bunny!

My two favorite people!

 Smiling behind my wooden puzzle piece!

 First time playing at the Cherry Creek play place!



 Snow Day!  Kirby looks shorter

 Delaney's first snowman experience!


 Sweet girl!

 Love my wooden blocks!

Starting to brush my two teeth!

Another exciting happening at our house is our new mini van!  Thank you Mom and Dad for the extremely generous gift!  Dad drove out here about a week ago to bring the van to us!  He left at his typical 4 in the morning time and arrived here at 11:30am!  Delaney and I enjoyed our short but wonderful time with Papa!  We drove down to Colorado Springs for the afternoon and visited Glen Eyrie and the Castle!  It was so fun to think back on all the wonderful memories that were created there!  Then we ate dinner with Nathan and drove Dad to the train station.  We feel so very blessed by the Lord and our family!  

 The Castle!

 Delaney loves her Papa!

 A walk down memory lane!

Our new snowy van!